Minority and majority adolescents’ attitudes toward mutual acculturation and its association with psychological adjustment
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Authors
Sidler, Petra
Baysu, Gülseli
Chouvati, Raia
Govaris, Christos
Graf, Ulrike
Rietz, Christian
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06.04.2022
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01A - Journal article
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Journal of Youth and Adolescence
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51
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8
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1511-1535
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Springer
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Abstract
Although acculturation is considered a mutual process, no measure assesses attitudes toward mutual acculturation. Through a novel four-dimensional measurement, this study addresses this research gap by assessing attitudes toward minority and majority acculturation and its relation to psychological adjustment for immigrant-background minority and non-immigrant majority adolescents in public secondary schools in three European countries: in Germany (n = 346, 46% female, Mage = 12.78 years, range 11–16), Greece (n = 439, 56% female, Mage = 12.29 years, range 11–20), and Switzerland (n = 375, 47% female, Mage = 12.67 years, range 11–15). Latent profile analyses led to three distinct acculturation profiles in all three countries: strong and mild mutual integration profiles, where both migrant and majority students are expected to integrate, and a third profile assuming lower responsibility upon the majority. Additionally, those in the strong- and mild-integration profiles reported stronger psychological adjustment than those assuming lower responsibility upon the majority, which held for all students in Switzerland and mostly for those without a migration background in Germany. The findings demonstrate the importance of a mutual acculturation framework for future research. Moreover, as most adolescents fit in with one of the mutual integration patterns, findings stress that no matter their migration background, adolescents favor mutual integration including the expectation on schools to enhance intercultural contact.
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Mutual acculturation, Majority acculturation, Psychological adjustment, Self-esteem, Self-determination,, Laten profile analysis
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150 - Psychologie
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0047-2891
1573-6601
1573-6601
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English
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Yes
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Published
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Peer review of the complete publication
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Hybrid
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SIDLER, Petra, Gülseli BAYSU, Wassilis KASSIS, Clarissa JANOUSCH, Raia CHOUVATI, Christos GOVARIS, Ulrike GRAF und Christian RIETZ, 2022. Minority and majority adolescents’ attitudes toward mutual acculturation and its association with psychological adjustment. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 6 April 2022. Bd. 51, Nr. 8, S. 1511–1535. DOI 10.1007/s10964-022-01604-6. Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.26041/fhnw-4871